AmericanEagleFO, how come your avatar shows a picture from the captain's side?
As one of the 4000 hour FOs at Eagle, let me tell you that it's not a bad regional. The upgrade is never going to happen for me or you, but just put that out of your mind and build some quality experience. Eagle training is respected in this industry and you can get a job like many of us have at either a LCC or fractional without PIC time.
I have no idea why they just lowered their minimums. I only know that they can't hire enough people to staff this place since the day I got hired.